Lawn rake



9, 1940- R. BOGGS 2,207,653

LAWN RAKE Filed Dec. 13, 1938 v /7a.se22mry5q 8 INVENTOR ATTOR N EYS Patented July 9, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT orrice 2 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and improved lawn rakes.

The primary object of the invention is to pro- 1 vide a rake embodying means for facilitating operation thereof in that it is not necessary to lift the rake during either the forward or backward raking motion.

Another object of the invention is to provide a lawn rake in which the teeth thereof are associated with an axle in a manner to permit raising and lowering the pointed ends of the teeth by a rocking motion to engage and disengage said teeth from contact with the ground.

The invention will be fully and comprehensively understood from a consideration of the following detailed description when read in. connection'with the accompanying drawing which forms a part of the application. In the drawing: 7 Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the new and improved lawn rake;

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof with parts in section for illustrative purposes; and

Figure 3 is a partial sectional view illustrating the manner of associating the raking teeth with the axle. I Referring to'the drawing for a more detailed description thereof, wherein. there is illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, the new and improved rake indicated generally by the reference numeral 5 includes a handle 6 and header], said header being substantially semicylindrical shaped and having a socket 8 in the central portion thereof for frictionally receiving the reduced end 9 of the handle 6.

A series of teeth H] are carried by the header I, each of the teeth being formed with a reduced .end ll frictionally held in spaced recesses [2 formed in the header as clearly shown in Figure 2 of the drawing.

The free ends of the teeth Ill are disposed in a fan-shaped relation. and the ends 13 thereof curve downwardly for contacting the ground when in use. An axle I4 is provided having a series of apertures l5 extending transversely therethrough for receivingv and holding the free ends of the teeth H), with the curved ends of said teeth extending beyond said axle. The teeth are held within the transverse recesses by means of pins or the like l6 which extend through the axle and its associated tooth disposed withinthe recess;

Each end of the axle I4 is reduced as indicated at l! forming a bearing for supporting a wheel or the like l8, said wheel being 'rotatably held on the end I! by means of the cap 19.

It is to be understood that the rake 5 can be freely moved by pulling forwardly on the handle 6 or pushing the same which causes rotation of the wheels l8 on the axle i4. Maintaining the handle 6 in the angular position illustrated in full lines in Figure 1 of the drawing will cause the pointed ends of the teeth l3 to contact the ground while permitting free rotation of the wheels l8. Pulling forward on the handle 6 the rake will function in the conventional manner and since the teeth are prevented from digging into the ground there is very little possibility of uprooting grass and thereby killing the same.

When desiring to move therake backward, it

ground. The wheels l8 are preferably of a size to permit the ends l3 of the teeth to barely con tact the ground for proper raking motion. By the construction of the header 1 and the axle M, the teeth ID are firmly and rigidly supported for durable and eflicient service.

Also it will be understood, of course, by those skilled in the art that variations in the hereinabove described device involving the substitution of substantial equivalents for the devices described are intended to be comprehended within the spirit of the present invention and that the invention is capable of extended application and is not confined to the exact showing of the drawing nor to the precise construction described and, therefore, such changes and modifications I tending fan-shaped through the apertures in 1 

